GERRY LOPEZ 10'3"

I had the chance to take the Lopez 10'3" out in some ankle slappers yesterday and it really is a nice board. Stable and turns on a dime. I also took the 9'1" House quad out Saturday in some angry beach break down south. The quad is made for this kind of surf. The spot we surfed Sat is normally not a friendly area so I expected to get rousted by the locals. Instead I had two guys ask we where I got the quad. Turns out they want to own one. You never know with this SUP stuff. OUT.

RON HOUSE- POPE TRISECT

The new 11'6" Ron House Pope trisect is now available. I haven't tried one yet but plan on getting it in the water soon. Full report with pics later. OUT.

BEN HARPER ON THE WATER

Why the pic of Ben Harper on a SUP blog? Why not. Ben is the man after all. Get yourself one of those water proof ipod holders and do a nice long downwinder cranking some of the best tunes on earth. OUT.

WATER WORLD

I took the Ron House 9'1" quad out for a test run Tuesday and it kicked ass!! I was a little worried about the thing floating me since it is only 27 1/2 wide but it was not a problem. The board paddles strait and strong. I found my new toy for sure.OUT.

SANTA BARBARA SURF CAMPS

Summer is here and the Santa Barbara surf camps are back at Ledbetter beach. Santa Barbara Surf Adventures that operates out of The Beach House surf shop were out in full force today. It was a beautiful day and the kids were having a great time on the small but clean south swell. I was out on my Standup Paddle board calling out waves for the kids. Now that Standup Paddle boarding (SUP) at Ledbetter Point is so popular I can see that there might be some issues between the surf camp and the paddle boarders. I know the guys that run the camp and my kids have been in this surf camp for the past couple of years. This is a super great program for the kids and I would hate to see some out of control SUP boarders hurt someone or take all the waves from these kids. Please do yourself a favor and the sport of paddle boarding a favor and don't get in the way of the kids or their instructors. They aren't in the water all the time and there are plenty of waves on the far outside or the way inside. The last thing we need is to hurt a kid at this camp. The guys that don't like this sport in this town would be all over us if that happened. Anyhow, I realized today that this might be a problem so I wanted to nip it in the bud. Thanks and I look forward to a fun summer on the water. OUT.

GERRY LOPEZ 10'3"

Its a floater!! My better half took the new Gerry Lopez out for a paddle yesterday and she even surfed a few ankle slappers. This bigger version of the Lopez 9'6" is a great all around SUP board and can be used as a beginner board or a good surfer can rip on it as well. Call Wardog at Standup Paddle Sports for more info. 805 962-7877. OUT.

MONSTER PAINT CLEAR TRACTION

New and improved Monster Grip Paint. I have been using this spray-on grip for two years and it really helps when applied to the front of your SUP board where there is no deck pad. I also spray a light coat on my paddle for extra grip. This product used to have an amber color but now it goes on super clear. Look for it in surf related retail stores soon. OUT.

QUATRO

The ass end of the newest and sweetest Ron House SUP boards to date. OUT.

REAL BOARDS FOR REAL SURFERS

Two of the most progressive SUP boards on the market. High performance at it's best. The new Ron House 9'1" and 9'10" quads. Ron has been shaping SUP boards longer and better than any one else and it shows in these two SUP boards. I took both boards out today and I was super happy with the way they surf and float. The 9'1" kicks ass and will for sure become my board of choice when the surf gets good.

Also, Jim Davis from Monster Paint sent me a case of his new and improved spray on grip and it looks and works real good on the front of all my boards. I will post more about the spray grip on my next post. I seem to get the most comments when I talk about the spray on grip so I will add more to this subject later. OUT.

RED BULL SANTA BARBARA

About 35 Red Bull Big Wigs and desk jockeys came to Santa Barbara for some meetings and a lesson on how to SUP. Naturally they chose Santa Barbara for their good times. Santa Barbara is one of the most beautiful places in the world and the best place to standup paddle. Most of the Red Bull folks have never been on a SUP board so it was fun to help out and show them the ropes. I have a feeling that Red Bull might be adding some SUP events and athletes to their program after seeing how much fun they had yesterday on the boards. OUT.